richard ojeda

Richard Neece Ojeda II (; born September 25, 1970) is an American politician and retired U.S. Army officer serving as the West Virginia State Senator from the 7th district since 2016, covering all of Logan County, Boone County and Lincoln County and portions of Wayne County and Mingo County. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was its nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in the 2018 election, ultimately losing that election to Republican Carol Miller. On November 12, 2018, Ojeda announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the upcoming 2020 election. Wikipedia